EdwardA.BrooksJr.

Edward A. Brooks Jr. 1926 - 2011 SOUTH HADLEY- Edward A. Brooks, Jr., 85, of Woodbridge St. died Monday November 21, 2011, in Wingate at South Hadley. He was born in Medford. Ed was the son of the late Edward A. Brooks Sr. and Maude (McAllister) Brooks. He served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II with the 2109th AAF Base Unit. Ed retired from Carter Paper in 1995. He was a member of the Mt. Holyoke Lodge of Masons. He was predeceased by his wife, Audrey (Andrews) Brooks in 2007 and his son Douglas Brooks in 1995 and his sister Ethel Flynn. Ed is survived by his children, Marcia Mc Phee and her husband Barry of South Hadley and Stephen Brooks of South Hadley, his grandchildren, Laura Bussolari and Kaylee Nicholls and his twin great grandchildren, Logan and Shaelynn Nicholls. All services will be private. Ryder Funeral Home of South Hadley is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions can be made to Davis Neonatal Intensive Care Unite, c/o Baystate Medical Center , 759 Chestnut St., Springfield, MA, 01199. RYDER FUNERAL HOME 533-1735